Shear-induced biaxiality in nematic polymers

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 283-297

  Maffettone, P L ^a   Sonnet, A M ^b   Virga, E G ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biaxiality; Nematic liquid crystal; Orientational distribution function

Indexed keywords

GALERKIN METHODS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SHEAR FLOW;

BIAXIALITY; ORIENTATIONAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION;

NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL; NEMATIC CRYSTAL; ORIENTATION; POLYMER; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 0034116623     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(99)00084-1     Document Type: Article

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